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Sandoz Recalls Aprepitant Capsules and Lidocaine and Prilocaine Cream Prescription Drugs Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning

  • Recalled Aprepitant Capsules 125 mg – NDC 0781-2323-68 – Carton
  • Recalled Aprepitant Capsules 125 mg – NDC 0781-2323-06 – Blister
  • Recalled Lidocaine and Prilocaine Cream - 5 gram tube - NDC 0168-0357-05
  • Recalled Lidocaine and Prilocaine Cream - Carton of 5 – 5 gram tubes - NDC 0168-0357-55
  • Recalled Lidocaine and Prilocaine Cream - Carton of 5 – 5 gram tubes with 12 dressings - NDC 0168-0357-56
Name of Product:
Aprepitant capsules and Lidocaine and Prilocaine cream
Hazard:

The recalled prescription drugs and products that contain lidocaine must be in child resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA). The packaging of the products is not child resistant, posing a risk of poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children.

Remedy:
New Instructions
Repair
Recall Date:
March 09, 2023
Units:

About 156,750

Consumer Contact

Sandoz toll-free at 866-300-2207 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at Sandoz6768@sedgwick.com or online at https://www.us.sandoz.com/patients-customers/product-safety-notices or www.us.sandoz.com and click on “Product Safety Notices” below the carousel for more information.

Recall Details

Description:

This recall involves prescription drugs Aprepitant 125 mg capsules sold in cartons containing one blister card of 6 capsules and 5 gram tubes of Lidocaine and Prilocaine cream sold in cartons containing 5 tubes and packed with or without 12 dressings. The Aprepitant capsules are in a non-child resistant blister card packaged in a carton that has the name “Sandoz,” the name of the medication, dosage, NDC number, lot number, and expiration date on the carton and on the blister cards. The warnings “This unit-dose packaging is not child-resistant” and “For institutional use only” are listed on the carton.

The Lidocaine and Prilocaine cream is packaged in a 5 gram tube with a continuous thread white closure. The name “fougera®,” the name of the medication, dosage and NDC number are printed on the carton and tube and the expiration date and lot number are printed on the carton and stamped on the crimp of the tube. The warning “FOR HOSPITAL USE ONLY” is printed on the carton and the tube.

The recall includes the following:

Product Description

NDC Number

Lot Number

 

Expiration Date

Aprepitant Capsules 125 mg

 

0781-2323-68 Carton of 1 Blister Pack of 6 capsules

0781-2323-06 Blister Pack

LK3209

LC6454

 

04/2024

12/2023

 

Lidocaine and Prilocaine 2.5%/2.5% Cream 5 gram Tubes

 

0168-0357-56 Carton of 5 tubes and 12 dressings

0168-0357-55 Carton of 5 tubes

0168-0357-05 Tube

 

LA2782

LA2784

LV0667

LX5350

MA1640

MB3205

LA2785

LR9041

MB3209

03/2023

03/2023

02/2024

03/2024

03/2024

04/2024

03/2023

11/2023

04/2024

 

Remedy:

Consumers should immediately secure the medications out of the sight and reach of children and contact Sandoz for a free child resistant pouch to store the products. Once the medication is secured, consumers can continue to use the medication as directed.

Incidents/Injuries:

None reported

Sold At:
Pharmacies nationwide as a prescribed medicine from October 2020 through January 2023. The prices of the medications varied based on health insurance terms and other factors.
Manufacturer(s):
Sandoz Inc., of Princeton, New Jersey (Lidocaine and Prilocaine cream)
Importer(s):

Sandoz Inc., of Princeton, New Jersey (Aprepitant Capsules)

Manufactured In:
Slovenia (Aprepitant Capsules) and United States (Lidocaine and Prilocaine cream)
Recall number:
23-146

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